Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"But over "Chu Liuxiang"..."

Liu Songren was obviously interested, but "Chu Liuxiang" had just finished filming its final makeup photos. If he left at this time, he felt that TVB would have a headache.

"It's just Hu Tiehua. Are TVB afraid that they can't find anyone? And does Brother Ren really plan to be a supporting role for someone for 60 episodes? In my eyes, Brother Ren is the perfect choice for the leading role."

If someone else said this, Liu Songren wouldn't care too much, but the young man in front of him has just won the historical box office championship in Hong Kong. Being praised by such a person, no matter how hard he suppresses it, he will still feel very happy.

"Mr. Lin is too polite. I'm just an ordinary actor. I don't deserve your praise."

Liu Songren quickly shook his head, but he still looked very happy.

McDonald never expected that what he thought was a difficult matter would be solved so easily. Now as long as Lin Daoqiu gets Fang Yihua to nod, Liu Songren can return to Li.

He can't wait to go back and report this great news to Huang Xizhao. If Huang Xizhao knows about it, he will definitely be very happy.

"In the future, we can fight side by side and completely defeat Wireless."

McDonald seems to have forgotten that Liu Songren is still a TVB employee. What he said will only make Liu Songren feel embarrassed, even though they are old classmates for many years.

Lin Daoqiu turned around and glared at McDonald, and then he changed his explanation: "I think the reason for inviting Brother Ren back to Li's is to produce more good works and present them to the audience."

Liu Songren, who was a little embarrassed at first, smiled and nodded when he heard what Lin Daoqiu said.

Knowing what he said was wrong, McDonald quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, I just need to make more good dramas. In fact, I think so too."

Regarding McDonald's agreement, Lin Daoqiu and Liu Songren obviously did not believe that he thought so.

But now that everything has been said, McDonald suddenly thought of a question. Since Lin Daoqiu is so eager to invite Liu Songren back to Li's, has he already thought about what to shoot?

If Lin Daoqiu didn't have such an idea and invited Liu Songren back rashly, it would probably be a bit unkind.

"Have you already thought about what kind of drama you want him to act in when you invited Ah-Ren back to Li's?" McDonald asked Lin Daoqiu in front of Liu Songren.

Although Liu Songren didn't say anything, he had actually wanted to ask for a long time. Since Lin Daoqiu wanted to invite him back to Li's, there must be a role he wanted him to play.

"I talked about this matter when I met Mr. Huang a few days ago. I plan to remake Mr. Jin Yong's novel "The Swordsman"."

Only Lin Daoqiu and Huang Xizhao know about this matter so far, so when McDonald's and Liu Songren heard about it, they both showed surprised expressions on their faces.

Because no one had ever made a TV series of "The Swordsman", they couldn't figure out why Lin Daoqiu wanted to make "The Swordsman".

"Linghu Chong is a little more casual than Yang, a little more imposing than Wei Xiaobao, and a little more chic than Qiao Feng. It is definitely not an easy task to play him well, and it is easy to mess up."

Lin Daoqiu is not trying to provoke Liu Songren, because among the many versions of Linghu Chong in later generations, none can be said to be a 100% interpretation of the character Linghu Chong.

If you have to choose from them, the one that can satisfy the public is Lu Songxian who played the role of Linghu Chong in "The Swordsman" filmed by TVB in 1996.

Among the many big-name artists who have played Linghu Chong, Lu Songxian is definitely the least well-known.

But such a little-known actor successfully played Linghu Chong, who is free and uninhibited, unruly, affectionate and righteous, with a clear distinction between love and hatred.

Liu Songren originally thought that Lin Daoqiu was going to write a script for him to act in, but he didn't expect that this time Lin Daoqiu would choose Jin Yong's "The Swordsman".

He remembered that not long ago, Shaw Brothers made a movie "The Swordsman" and it sold well, which meant that many audiences liked this novel.

If he can really play Linghu Chong well, it will be a new improvement for himself. Although it sounds difficult to play this role well, Liu Songren really wants to challenge it. After all, this is the first version of "Swordsman"

Jianghu" TV series.

"If Brother Ren is interested, I will go find Miss Fang and talk to him now. What I can tell Brother Ren is that I plan to shoot "Swordsman" in real locations, and the filming location is not in Xiangjiang."

The difference between setting up a scene and shooting on location is how much money you spend. If you have enough budget, who wouldn’t want to shoot on location throughout the entire process, but that would cost too much.

At least for TVB, which pursues frugality, setting up scenes for filming is their main choice. Even if they have to shoot real scenes, it is because of the needs of certain specific plots.

But now Lin Daoqiu actually boasts that he wants to shoot real scenes in Haikou, and he also has to go to other places to film. This means that the budget Lin Daoqiu invested in this "Swordsman" will definitely not be small.

Liu Songren was happy after hearing this. After all, being able to produce a high-quality TV series was what he wanted to see, and the prerequisite for making a good TV series was that the TV station was willing to invest money.

However, Lin Daoqiu's words made McDonald frown next to him, because he had never heard of such a thing before, that it was necessary to shoot in real locations, and that the crew had to be sent to other places. This was simply unbelievable.

If this was really done, the cost of filming "The Swordsman" would be overrun by an unknown amount, but he couldn't stop Lin Daoqiu from continuing to talk. Didn't Liu Songren look happy when he heard it?

If he came out to sing the opposite now, Liu Songren would definitely be suspicious, so McDonald could only listen and nod, planning to ask Lin Daoqiu for clarification later.

"If Mr. Lin can convince Miss Fang, then I will have no problem."

After multiple offensives, Liu Songren finally nodded. Now as long as Lin Daoqiu gets rid of Fang Yihua, Liu Songren's return to Li will become a reality.

After watching Liu Songren leave, McDonald grabbed Lin Daoqiu, and there was a murderous look in his eyes.

"Does Mr. Lin know how much it costs to take the crew to another location and shoot the whole thing in real locations?"

At this time, the price of a single episode of TV series ranges from 10,000 to 30,000 yuan. If you use scenes, the cost will be very economical, but if you use real scenes, the cost will be much more expensive.

According to what Lin Daoqiu said, if you don't go to Xiangjiang to film and sleep, and add to the expenses of the group, it will be an astronomical figure.

"I'm afraid Liu Songren's termination fee is no less than 500,000."

Lin Daoqiu did not answer McDonald's question, but said something that chilled the other person.

If Liu Songren hadn't changed his contract with TVB yet, I'm afraid his termination bonus would have been even more outrageous.

"You are crazy, you are simply a lunatic." McDonald shook his head as he said this. He no longer knew how to continue communicating with Lin Daoqiu.